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de la vega -- janine de la vega has more on just how many flights are affected, here is more. >>reporter: brian, there is nobody here at the ticket counterat san jose international airport and another worker i spoke to said there were agents here helping people rebook their canceled flights and that person said they expect representatives to be here again this morning, this is what it looks like and there is a notice for canceling all of its flights. yesterday they decided to stop the flights through next monday and last night the federal aviation ordered them to stop until they can proof the batteries used on the airline is safe. they had to stop them because batteries were blamed for smoke inside the planes. they are helping passengers rebook san jose flights to go through a did i have air cart and there was lots of fan fair. now with 320 of its flights canceled and the dreamliner still being grounded, it is unclear when normal operations will be done. now coming up on the morning news we are hoping to talk to airport officials to see what their take is on this and they were
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ktvu janine de la vega joining us live. she is at ma theta san jose airport right now. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well all over san jose you can see signs touting the inaugural flight to tokyo. it takes off here from at 11:45. it's being operated by ana. what is being used is the 787 boeing dream liner. the faa will be holding a news conference to launch a major review of the boeing 787 boeing dream liner. this week there were numerous problems reported with the aircraft. one flight had to be canceled because of brake lines with the plane. on monday a dream liner operated by japan airlines had an electrical fire broke out in its battery. this has spark concerns and put a damper on the air sport here. >> i think the more convenient international flights we have here locally is great. i love that. i don't like to have to drive to sfo. so that is good for me. >> reporter: nan will be flying to tokyo five days a week. it's the first direct flight from san jose to asia in six years. it's also the first airport in the bay area to have this dream liner that has been to
ktvu janine de la vega joining us live. she is at ma theta san jose airport right now. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well all over san jose you can see signs touting the inaugural flight to tokyo. it takes off here from at 11:45. it's being operated by ana. what is being used is the 787 boeing dream liner. the faa will be holding a news conference to launch a major review of the boeing 787 boeing dream liner. this week there were numerous problems reported with the aircraft. one...
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ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega is live in santa clara to update us on the situation there and why getting the flu vaccine seems to be getting more difficult. janine. >> reporter: rita, i spoke with a have doctor í from the public health department he tells me they are seeing more people being treated for respiratory viruses rather than the flu. he still wants to people to be protected. at kizer santa clara the staff saw an increase in the number of patients in their emergency room being treated for the flu and respiratory illness. people were given masks inside to keep the sickness from spreading. the flu has hit hard with new york being the latest state to declare a public notice. in santa clara county the numbers show that 1% had a severe case and had been hospitalized but health officials say with people traveling influenza could become wide spread here. >> the key things are get your flu shot. make sure you don't go to work if you are sick. people like to go to work when they are sick. but they are spreading the germs and wash your hands, cover your cough. >> reporter
ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega is live in santa clara to update us on the situation there and why getting the flu vaccine seems to be getting more difficult. janine. >> reporter: rita, i spoke with a have doctor í from the public health department he tells me they are seeing more people being treated for respiratory viruses rather than the flu. he still wants to people to be protected. at kizer santa clara the staff saw an increase in the number of patients in their emergency...
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janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> how is 101 doing? >> it is okay we were watching 101 coming to the 880 split and traffic report was okay but there was an earlier problem near vermont street and it has been cleared going towards san francisco. and at the toll plaza there is a pickup truck on the upper deck with a flat tire and that's still not causing a big back up but it could cause problems getting into the city. if you are driving on san mateo and dumbarton traffic is okay there. >>> we have a little fog forming in the valley and things are changing a little bit of moisture and it is still cold for many. we still have a come -- component and we have a dry forecast and there may be a dip in the jetstream, once that sets up it is tough to bulging and some of that creeps back in especially around the delta. we will keep an eye on that so 20s and 30s, the city is 34, 28 in roger farrell. it just depends you don't have to go to find warmer temperatures. there is an offshore breeze and it helps out during the date not so much at night. h
janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> how is 101 doing? >> it is okay we were watching 101 coming to the 880 split and traffic report was okay but there was an earlier problem near vermont street and it has been cleared going towards san francisco. and at the toll plaza there is a pickup truck on the upper deck with a flat tire and that's still not causing a big back up but it could cause problems getting into the city. if you are driving on san mateo and dumbarton...
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janine de la vega is live right now right at the 49ers' team store. we know it will be busy and you have your hands around all of that prized merchandise. >> reporter: the store does not open for a couple of more hours. you can they already have all of this nfc championship gear in the window. of course you, right underneath it, you can see it has the -- of course, right underneath it, you can see it has the member -- memorabilia. the 49ers had a rough first half and was down by 17 points but frank gore scored two touchdowns in the second half and the 49ers won 28-24. fans say they were impressed by the team's comeback and have high hopes for the big game. >>> i think in two weeks they will win and i felt it was a great game last night and a come from behind, that's what we champions do. >> reporter: now the team is headed to new orleans to play in the super bowl against the baltimore ravens. that team is coached by the 49ers' coach's older brother. so the two brothers will be facing off in what some are calling har-bowl. tickets are not cheap. on sub
janine de la vega is live right now right at the 49ers' team store. we know it will be busy and you have your hands around all of that prized merchandise. >> reporter: the store does not open for a couple of more hours. you can they already have all of this nfc championship gear in the window. of course you, right underneath it, you can see it has the -- of course, right underneath it, you can see it has the member -- memorabilia. the 49ers had a rough first half and was down by 17 points...
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janine de la vega san jose ktvu channel 2 morning news . firefighters were able to put it out in just about an hour. everybody was able to make it out safe but it did cause problems for the home. >>> they were ready for the camera in one of theirs most important areas and live with all the details, good morning, tara. >> reporter: there are several immediatians here added and you can see a lot of precautions have been taken here at this intersection but these are steps where the city has tried to curb the problems going on here. assembly men fought for years because it is one of the most dangerous intersections in the city. motorists and bicyclist have had nearly a dozen injury accidents in 2010. on the honor request, on the attorney's office they cited safety concerns and passed it to pamela harris. last week pamela harris gave the green light. when can we expect to see this, i am ktvu channel ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> due back in court, felony charges against tongue, he robbed a bank in out outer district in november. court documen
janine de la vega san jose ktvu channel 2 morning news . firefighters were able to put it out in just about an hour. everybody was able to make it out safe but it did cause problems for the home. >>> they were ready for the camera in one of theirs most important areas and live with all the details, good morning, tara. >> reporter: there are several immediatians here added and you can see a lot of precautions have been taken here at this intersection but these are steps where the...
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janine de la vega is in san jose now to tell us what the girl's mother says happened. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this happened on dayo court in east san jose. now i just spoke to one of the neighbors. he didn't really know too much about it was completely surprised and disturbed this happened. police received a 911 call from a woman at around 5:40 yesterday afternoon saying a strange man approached her and her two-year-old daughter. she said her toddler and siblings were playing in the front and the manmade a comment about her two-year-old that made her uncomfortable. she picked up her daughter and told officers that is when the man grabbed the toddlers legs and tried to pull her away. they struggled but the mother was able to hold on to her daughter. the man was last seen walking away on paven drive. >> scary. we all have little kids here. i have an eight-month-old. and all the kids play in this cul-de-sac. it's strange. >> reporter: now the suspect is described as being latino between 20 to 30 years old. he had a red baseball cap on. he was wearing b
janine de la vega is in san jose now to tell us what the girl's mother says happened. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this happened on dayo court in east san jose. now i just spoke to one of the neighbors. he didn't really know too much about it was completely surprised and disturbed this happened. police received a 911 call from a woman at around 5:40 yesterday afternoon saying a strange man approached her and her two-year-old daughter. she said her toddler and siblings were...
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ktvu janine de la vega is in santa clara this morning as fans get more and more excited. janine. >> reporter: we are here at the 49ers training facility and the site of the new stadium you can see behind me. excitement has been building here all week in anticipation for this weekend's big game. now bay area fans have been stocking up on 49ers memorabilia at team stores. they plan to of course wear their jerseys and cheer on the team when they take on the atlanta falcons on sunday. this is the second year in a row the niners made it to the nfc championship. they are one game away from playing at the super bowl in new orleans. yesterday the team held a news conference. coach jim harbaugh said his team's philosophy for a win going into this game is simple. >> we'll do what we always do and speak for myself. pack a toothbrush and a great attitude and play a great football game. >> reporter: the niners are riding high from last weekend's win. all eyes will be on quarterback collin kaepernick the second year quarterback is driving up the price for gamblers who will bet he will
ktvu janine de la vega is in santa clara this morning as fans get more and more excited. janine. >> reporter: we are here at the 49ers training facility and the site of the new stadium you can see behind me. excitement has been building here all week in anticipation for this weekend's big game. now bay area fans have been stocking up on 49ers memorabilia at team stores. they plan to of course wear their jerseys and cheer on the team when they take on the atlanta falcons on sunday. this is...
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. >>> san jose sharks played their first game in months and janine de la vega is where tonight's home opener is sold out. >> reporter: tonight they will be packed with the sharks fans for their long awaited team and this is the first game since the lock out ended. they have been training to fear up for the -- gear up for the season and they have already won in alberto but now they are going to the hp pavilion have been suffering from game nights. we are also out of jobs but now that is all changing and fans are looking forward to tonight's game. they have already started off great this season and at first we were worried but they are doing it. >> reporter: the sharks are playing a shortened season because of the lock out that lasted three months. they finally reached a new collective bargaining agreement which ended that lock out. today they will be playing tonight and we will tell you if any chance will have hard feeling over how long it has taken for them to get back on the ice. janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> it started at an abandoned victorrian home on harrison
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ktvu janine de la vega will have more throughout the morning. >>> time now 4:34. joe biden meets at the white house today with representatives of the video game industry as he continues to get input on proposals to combat gun violence in the united states. biden says he will present recommendations to president obama next tuesday. yesterday the vice president met with representatives from the entertainment industry and gun owners groups. the president of the national rifle association says he's disappointed with the meeting. >> they knew going into this meeting what the president's position on the so-called assault weapon ban is. it's the same he's taken in years. these are not new positions. the vice president said we do this with an open mind. at the meeting he said no we made up our mind on that. >> the nra says it will not allow quote law-abiding gun owners to be blamed for the acts of criminals and madmen. >>> two families are suing oikos university over last years deadly shooting rampage in oakland. seven people died when suspected gunman juan koa opened fir
ktvu janine de la vega will have more throughout the morning. >>> time now 4:34. joe biden meets at the white house today with representatives of the video game industry as he continues to get input on proposals to combat gun violence in the united states. biden says he will present recommendations to president obama next tuesday. yesterday the vice president met with representatives from the entertainment industry and gun owners groups. the president of the national rifle association...
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ktvu's janine de la vega is in san jose right now. this was really scary for one family, janine. >> reporter: yeah, definitely was. i just spoke with the mother's roommate. they say that they are just completely rattled that this happened. it happened on del court. it's a middle-class neighborhood but police say considering how brazen this kidnap -- attempted kidnapping was that the woman and the daughter are fortunate because this could have turned out much differently. now, police received a 911 call from a woman at around 5:40 yesterday afternoon saying a strange man approached her and her 2-year-old daughter. she said her toddler and other children were playing in the front and the man made a comment about her 2-year-old that made her uncomfortable. she picked up her daughter and that's when the man grabbed the toddler's legs and tried to pull her away. police say he pulled so hard that the little girl's shoes fell off. the mother was able to hang onto her daughter and get into the house. this is what her roommate had to say. >> s
ktvu's janine de la vega is in san jose right now. this was really scary for one family, janine. >> reporter: yeah, definitely was. i just spoke with the mother's roommate. they say that they are just completely rattled that this happened. it happened on del court. it's a middle-class neighborhood but police say considering how brazen this kidnap -- attempted kidnapping was that the woman and the daughter are fortunate because this could have turned out much differently. now, police...
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janine de la vega joining us live. so what is going on? >> reporter: the faa will be holding a news conference concerning this. but that boeing 787 dream liner is supposed to take off from here for the first time all the way to tokyo. the recent problems with the plane is really bad timing for ana. the federal aviation administration will be holding a news conference to do a comprehensive review of the critical system of the boeing 787 which is the most technologically advanced plane. u.s. regulators have -- after numerous problems occurred with the aircraft this week. cracks appeared in the cockpit window of a plane that took off from tokyo. that's the third time it has happened. another incident involved oil that leaked from the 787 engine. earlier in the week there was an electrical fire that broke out on another 787 in boston operated by japan airlines. despite the numerous incidents, the planes will continue to fly because at this point they are being considered minor. but with problems mounting regulators say it was prudent to do a s
janine de la vega joining us live. so what is going on? >> reporter: the faa will be holding a news conference concerning this. but that boeing 787 dream liner is supposed to take off from here for the first time all the way to tokyo. the recent problems with the plane is really bad timing for ana. the federal aviation administration will be holding a news conference to do a comprehensive review of the critical system of the boeing 787 which is the most technologically advanced plane....
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janine de la vega with more on how dream liners are preventing passengers from taking flight. jeanine? >> reporter: they have now announced that they have canceled 320 of its flights including 51 international flights and san jose is the only bay area using 787 so operations here are at a standstill. this is what the ticket counterlooked like this morning and we are told agents were here is helping travelers rebook flights and they expect it to happen again this morning. there is a notice of apology announcing they are suspending from january 28th, next monday. they ordered all of them grounded after a flight made an emergency landing last week due to battery problems. this latest news is disappointing to travelers who are excited to finally have a direct flight from asia to san jose. >> it is great for myself and my colleague, my people trying fly to japan saturday, but [inaudible] and they have to change the flights. >> reporter: ana just started operating a week and a half ago with lots of fan fair. they celebrated the inaugural flight and how muched more flights would be -
janine de la vega with more on how dream liners are preventing passengers from taking flight. jeanine? >> reporter: they have now announced that they have canceled 320 of its flights including 51 international flights and san jose is the only bay area using 787 so operations here are at a standstill. this is what the ticket counterlooked like this morning and we are told agents were here is helping travelers rebook flights and they expect it to happen again this morning. there is a notice...
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janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> 5:35 is the time and sal, remember we were talking about how expensive it was to go to new orleans, well a friend bought a ticket three months ago, it only cost 350 bucks. >> wow, that is a great strategy. see saved herself 1,200 bucks on that. let's look at the commute if you are driving on 880 westbound, no problems if you are if thing onto the toll plaza and there is a little bit of a tee lay in those lanes but it may be a two minute drive and also the morning commute looks good in san jose and sunny veil and southbound 280 also looks good into cupertino, let's go to steve. >>> cloudy skies and temperatures and the lows have come up and this is a pattern change for rain, very light rain but the first week in february may change. at least things are changing. you can see a little bit of rain to the north and there is cloud cover to the north of us. 50s on the temperatures and 55 half-moon bay and 59 around passive can and even the inland temperatures are much warmer. 20s and 30s and brent in livermore said i don't have anything to s
janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> 5:35 is the time and sal, remember we were talking about how expensive it was to go to new orleans, well a friend bought a ticket three months ago, it only cost 350 bucks. >> wow, that is a great strategy. see saved herself 1,200 bucks on that. let's look at the commute if you are driving on 880 westbound, no problems if you are if thing onto the toll plaza and there is a little bit of a tee lay in those lanes but it may be a...
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from san jose janine de la vega. >> he discussed that today with him. the two spoke at a white house news conference after meeting privately in the oval office. they said the u.s. military mission in afghanistan will shift to a support role later this spring and afghan forces will take the lead in security. that is a few months earlier than expected. it was originally set to take place this summer. >> by the end of next year, 2014, the transition will be complete. afghans will have full responsibility for their security and this war will come to a responsible end. >> the international forces, the american forces, will be no longer present in afghan villages, but the task will be that of the afghan forces to provide for the afghan people -- >> right now there are 66,000 american troops there. president obama would not give a precise number of how many will remain after next year. >>> here in the bay area several homes on the peninsula were evacuated because a gas leak. the leak was reported about 10:00 a.m. on the 1100 block of there in hillsborough. pg&
from san jose janine de la vega. >> he discussed that today with him. the two spoke at a white house news conference after meeting privately in the oval office. they said the u.s. military mission in afghanistan will shift to a support role later this spring and afghan forces will take the lead in security. that is a few months earlier than expected. it was originally set to take place this summer. >> by the end of next year, 2014, the transition will be complete. afghans will have...
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janine de la vega joins us now from menlo park with more on a mystery event that is going to take place in just a few hours, good morning. >> reporter: good morning pam, we did see several news vehicles and as the morning goes on the area is expected to fill up and that's because at 10:00 a.m. facebook is anticipating a news conference to unveil something. we don't know what that something is just yet but they say come see what we are building. most people agree they are not talking about an actual building even though they are expanding their campus. some analysts are shooting down the idea of a phone because mark zuckerberg said a phone does not make sense. facebook is his top pry yourty and -- priority and he may unveil a search engine so users would not have to leave the facebook site. it has caused the facebook stock to end on a six month high on friday and the question is, will it live up to its hype. conferences have been pretty low key but it seems as though they are stealing a page from apple so we will just have to wait and see. live from menlo park, janine de la vega ktvu cha
janine de la vega joins us now from menlo park with more on a mystery event that is going to take place in just a few hours, good morning. >> reporter: good morning pam, we did see several news vehicles and as the morning goes on the area is expected to fill up and that's because at 10:00 a.m. facebook is anticipating a news conference to unveil something. we don't know what that something is just yet but they say come see what we are building. most people agree they are not talking about...
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reporting live janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> it started just before 5:30 at an abandoned victorrian home. it took a few hours to put the fire out. squatters may have gone inside to escape the rain. two people were rescued from a roof next door. >> they were all together and they showed each other which way to go out. >> they were detained and the cause is still being investigates. >>> they called the u.s. quote the sworn enemy of the north korean people. they condemned the recent rocket launch and coming up, what the experts are saying about north koreans carrying out their threats on the united states. >>> coming up, whether to approve expansion plans for the sikh temple. some people who live there are fed up with the traffic and people parking illegally during prayer services and holidays. if approved the temple will almost double in size. >>> st. anthonys is building a new dining hall and community and political leaders are expected to help mark the occasion. it will better serve some of the neediest and they have served more lunches and dinners in the last few years a
reporting live janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> it started just before 5:30 at an abandoned victorrian home. it took a few hours to put the fire out. squatters may have gone inside to escape the rain. two people were rescued from a roof next door. >> they were all together and they showed each other which way to go out. >> they were detained and the cause is still being investigates. >>> they called the u.s. quote the sworn enemy of the north...
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janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. much more -- much more coming up at noon. >>> and sal, you have the chopper working? >> that's right. we have a fatality along the capital corridor line train number 523 struck and killed a pedestrian at about 7:45. our newschopper2 is overhead. there are reports that this adult male pedestrian was walking his bike and dog when he was somehow hit by the train. the trains in the area are not moving through. but we got word from amtrak they are taking an alternate track. i was just here at jack london square. we saw the capital corridor train leave. they will get around it. you can see an investigation is still going on. these are live pictures. we'll have more information on this coming up on the noon news. let's go to steve. >>> all right, sal. a lot of fog this morning. 30s and 40s on the lows. a big band of high clouds going over us right now. it will give way to partly sunny skies later on. enjoy tomorrow. it will be warmer. then we start to cool down on wednesday. it looks really
janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. much more -- much more coming up at noon. >>> and sal, you have the chopper working? >> that's right. we have a fatality along the capital corridor line train number 523 struck and killed a pedestrian at about 7:45. our newschopper2 is overhead. there are reports that this adult male pedestrian was walking his bike and dog when he was somehow hit by the train. the trains in the area are not moving through. but we got...
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reporting live from daly city, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:31. an emergency meeting today in east palo alto. there are fears a levee will fail threatening families and homes. ktvu's brian flores is in east palo alto right now. we know that state officials will be at the emergency meeting. brian? >> reporter: that's right, dave. state officials are expected to be here sometime today taking a look at the levee that was damaged from the last rain storm. take a look for yourself. it's been several days since that last rain storm but there's still sandbags along the creek. if we take a look at the water levels. it looks pretty low. when it rained last time back in late december, it overflowed and damaged several homes. but yeah, city officials are asking for the state's help in shoring up this levee and repairing any damage. now, just yesterday, city officials held a press conference to declare a local emergency asking for the state's help in shoring up the dirt lev ealong the -- along the creek. there was damage to seven homes as well. city officials
reporting live from daly city, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:31. an emergency meeting today in east palo alto. there are fears a levee will fail threatening families and homes. ktvu's brian flores is in east palo alto right now. we know that state officials will be at the emergency meeting. brian? >> reporter: that's right, dave. state officials are expected to be here sometime today taking a look at the levee that was damaged from the last rain storm. take a look...
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janine de la vega joining us live from the scene to tell us what happened. what do you know? >> reporter: this all started because of a fire that happened about an hour ago. that fire is out but you can still see firefighters are still here on the scene. that is because they are waiting for utility workers to come out because the electricity is out in this neighborhood. this all started around 4:30 where you can see there is a manhole cover. i'm not sure if you can see smoke is still rising there. we're in the 1400 block of dana avenue. a resident here called 911 after hearing a big booming seeing flames shoot out of that manhole. we are told inside there is a utility vault with a transformer and utility wires inside. police knocked on doors in this neighborhood and told people to shelter in place while firefighters worked to extinguish the fire. it was knocked down fairly quickly. one neighbor said it completely woke him up from the sleep. he saw a fire shoot out of that manhole about five feet in the air. it reminded him he got scared he thought of the pipeline explosion in
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reporting live janine de la vega. >>> vice president joe biden continues his gun violence meetings. this time he will meet with members of congress. tomorrow vice president will give president obama his recommendations for new gun control policies. coming up at 5:15 the national rifle association predicts how congress would vote on an assault weapons ban. >>> one month after the newtown, connecticut school shooting people there are now talking about what should be done with santa hook elementary school. at a meeting yesterday there were differing opinions on whether students and staff should ever go back to the building where a gunman killed 20 first graders and six teachers. some say the school should be torn down, replaced with a memorial to honor those that were killed december 14th. >> knock that school down and make it sacred ground. memorial to all the people that were destroyed that day. >> knocking down the school would be knocking down the memories of all the children that went there. >> this coming friday there will be another meeting about the school's future. newtown cit
reporting live janine de la vega. >>> vice president joe biden continues his gun violence meetings. this time he will meet with members of congress. tomorrow vice president will give president obama his recommendations for new gun control policies. coming up at 5:15 the national rifle association predicts how congress would vote on an assault weapons ban. >>> one month after the newtown, connecticut school shooting people there are now talking about what should be done with...
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ktvu janine de la vega is in san jose as fans gear up for the game. janine. >> reporter: we're here in downtown and one place that is expected to be packed with 49er fans is this sports bar on santa clara street. whenever the big games like this they usually bring in extra staff to happened l the crowds and make sure the beer is flowing. bay area fans have been stocking up on 49ers memorabilia. they plan on wearing their jerseys to cheer the team on when they take on the falcons on sunday. this is the second year in a row the niners made it to the nfc championship. they are one game away from playing at the super bowl in new orleans. we talked to fans this morning. >> i would love to go to a sports bar. so me and a couple buddies plan to watch the game. yeah. i mean because it's like if the 49ers go to super bowl, then that is even great. that is even better for the community and great for the bay area. >> reporter: the 49ers are riding high from last weekend's win. all eyes will be on collin kaepernick. the second year quarterback is driving up the p
ktvu janine de la vega is in san jose as fans gear up for the game. janine. >> reporter: we're here in downtown and one place that is expected to be packed with 49er fans is this sports bar on santa clara street. whenever the big games like this they usually bring in extra staff to happened l the crowds and make sure the beer is flowing. bay area fans have been stocking up on 49ers memorabilia. they plan on wearing their jerseys to cheer the team on when they take on the falcons on...
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janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. janine was in palo alto but the search continues for a hit-and- run driver responsible for a power outage in san lorenzo. the chp says the driver smashed into some high-tension power lanes on hesperian and penny lane around 1:30 this morning. the driver then ran away from the crash scene. at one point, there were 3,000 homes and businesses without power in that neighborhood. that number, though, is down now to a few hundred. >>> a judge will hold a hearing today for the man accused of killing seven people at oakland's oikos university last year. one goh was recently found competent to stand trial. so the judge will decide on a mental hospital. he's being held without bail at the jail for the mass rampage. prosecutors say i he flew into a violent rage because he was angry -- he flew into a violent rage because he was angry about a recent tuition hike. >>> the closing ashesments continue -- arguments continue today for deborah madden. her first trial ended in a mistrial. madden@mits she
janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. janine was in palo alto but the search continues for a hit-and- run driver responsible for a power outage in san lorenzo. the chp says the driver smashed into some high-tension power lanes on hesperian and penny lane around 1:30 this morning. the driver then ran away from the crash scene. at one point, there were 3,000 homes and businesses without power in that neighborhood. that number, though, is down now to a few hundred....
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janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. it is 8:08. sounds pretty good. >> yeah. >>> let's check in with sal and seep how things are moving down there in the south bay. >> you know, getting to your job in the silicon valley will be a tough. we have slow traffic out of the downtown san jose area and then getting into the valley on 101/280 and the whole thing. we've seen a lot of slow traffic nearby. 880, this traffic here continues to be slow. we're also watching the commute in contra costa county, highway 4, slow antioch. gets better in pittsburg and bay point. at the toll plaza, we've kind of had a rough one today, bay bridge toll plaza, because of an earlier problem on the bridge, long gone but it did slow things down and should be slow well into the 8:00 hour. let's go to steve. >>> a lot of sunshine, temperatures, definitely warming up for some along the coast, also around the bay. inland we're getting 20s. there is a good 20-degree spread. east wind. that makes it colder or warmer especially along the coast. we get the east wind c
janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. it is 8:08. sounds pretty good. >> yeah. >>> let's check in with sal and seep how things are moving down there in the south bay. >> you know, getting to your job in the silicon valley will be a tough. we have slow traffic out of the downtown san jose area and then getting into the valley on 101/280 and the whole thing. we've seen a lot of slow traffic nearby. 880, this traffic here continues to be slow. we're also...
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janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:07. let's head right out to sal castanedo. roads are getting busier. you are checkth out the east. bay for us -- clerking out the east bay for us. >> yes. traffic is getting read highway 24 westbound as you drive. we have a live picture of this for you. you can see the traffic -- especially in the orinda area starts to get slow to the two tunnels that are open now. but no problems on the other side of the world -- the other side of the tunnel, i should say, the bay bridge has really been -- it's actually improved. this is a six to ten-minute delay. it's really not reached any farther than that. that's great. we're gonna take it without questions. 880 -- southbound 880 at jackson street, that's been moved to the shoulder. across the bay, we've been holding steady between 380 and 92. it's still an eight-minute drive heading down the peninsula. not a bad commute. 7:08. let's go to the weather with rosemary. >> thank you, sal. for first time in about a week and a half, you may have slick roads to deal with today. giving you a look
janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:07. let's head right out to sal castanedo. roads are getting busier. you are checkth out the east. bay for us -- clerking out the east bay for us. >> yes. traffic is getting read highway 24 westbound as you drive. we have a live picture of this for you. you can see the traffic -- especially in the orinda area starts to get slow to the two tunnels that are open now. but no problems on the other side of the world -- the other side of...
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ktvu's janine de la vega joining us live from san jose. so who is the bad guy and what's traffic out there now look like. >> reporter: we're here on 101. you can see traffic is starting to slow down. a lot of break lights as -- brake lights as these cars head northbound. we spoke to one driver who told us during the height of your commute driving hole. it takes her a half-hour to -- home. it takes her a half-hour to drive two miles. researchers tracked more than 350,000 bay area drivers and found that if 1% of drivers would cancel their trips, traffic would drop by 14% which means eight minutes would be saved per -- per hour. the traffic ends up congesting quickly once the road's capacity is increased which is why researchers say one small change can make a huge impact. >> that does surprise me. if we can get 1% to do that. >> i've tried it multiple times. you leave at 6:00, 6:30, two different traffic schedules going on. it's a matter -- it's all a matter of the sequence going on that day. >> reporter: researchers say the study findings a
ktvu's janine de la vega joining us live from san jose. so who is the bad guy and what's traffic out there now look like. >> reporter: we're here on 101. you can see traffic is starting to slow down. a lot of break lights as -- brake lights as these cars head northbound. we spoke to one driver who told us during the height of your commute driving hole. it takes her a half-hour to -- home. it takes her a half-hour to drive two miles. researchers tracked more than 350,000 bay area drivers...
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reporting live from menlo park, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:07. one san francisco supervisor wants to crack down on muni and its service problems. the san francisco chronicle says scott wiener will ask the board for a hearing where muni would report on all of the recent service problems and the city controller would say how much money that cost in lost productivity. >>> muni's board of directors will vote on whether to approve a $24.1 million contract to overhaul are the aging train management system. now, a new network would feature an integrated series of fiberoptic cables, an uninterruptible power systems. that system would be managed at one central location which muni says will help them quickly out problems and make adjustments. if approved, the project would be finished in 1.5 years. >>> the cold weather is bringing dangerous conditions for bay area drivers. this is what it looked like yesterday when six vehicles were involved in a collision near fish ranch road and claremont avenue. this is in the oakland hills. luckily, no one was seriousl
reporting live from menlo park, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:07. one san francisco supervisor wants to crack down on muni and its service problems. the san francisco chronicle says scott wiener will ask the board for a hearing where muni would report on all of the recent service problems and the city controller would say how much money that cost in lost productivity. >>> muni's board of directors will vote on whether to approve a $24.1 million contract to...
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janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> it will be interesting. sal, what are you keeping an eye on now? >> 880 westbound is getting busier now that we are getting closer to the peak of the commute and on 80 from the carquinez bridge all the way down to the mcarthur maze traffic is not that bad but it is getting busier. when you go to the toll plaza, it has not filled inasmuch as i thought it would. this is maybe an 8 to 10 minute delay and it's holding steady and we are not asking for more thank you very much and it's holding steady there. we talked about 880 westbound coming through the vallejo area and we are also looking at the livermore valley which seems to be busy coming out of tracy especially getting into the main part of livermore. let's go to steve. >>> cloudy skies, brutally cold, great lakes and for us our cold pattern is coming to an end. in fact it has, some light rain, heard from ronald up in crescent city. some started there and also up in the lake county. tony gave me an update, mostly cloudy skies which have definitely come up.
janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> it will be interesting. sal, what are you keeping an eye on now? >> 880 westbound is getting busier now that we are getting closer to the peak of the commute and on 80 from the carquinez bridge all the way down to the mcarthur maze traffic is not that bad but it is getting busier. when you go to the toll plaza, it has not filled inasmuch as i thought it would. this is maybe an 8 to 10 minute delay and it's holding steady and we are...
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reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> all right, jeanine, thank you. let's check in with sal and let you moving this morning. this fog out there? >> yes, there are many cameras we can't show you including the san jose downtown camera, now the fog has covered it up and it is pretty foggy out there. 880 northbound, there was a bus they thought was on fire but it ended up having some sort of mechanical problem and it is causing some delays on 880 and one lane is blocked on high street. 880 northbound is very, very slow pretty soon it will be backed up and in san leandro, i suggest 580 westbound. i want to show you the backup and it's backed up for a 15 minute delay. we already have a little bit of slow traffic on 101 and 280, let's go to steve. >>> we do have mostly clear skies closer to the coast near half-moon bay and 15 degrees, all right there and my buddy in the camden area, serious fog. around the bay area and coast it looks really nice with the offshore breeze and we begin a change and a bigger change on thursday and friday. much colder
reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> all right, jeanine, thank you. let's check in with sal and let you moving this morning. this fog out there? >> yes, there are many cameras we can't show you including the san jose downtown camera, now the fog has covered it up and it is pretty foggy out there. 880 northbound, there was a bus they thought was on fire but it ended up having some sort of mechanical problem and it is causing some delays...